Upcoming Shows

So I missed out on my chance to up my aging hipster credentials by mentioning last weeks Mugison show at Tangier. If anyone checked it out, please comment. Mugison is the latest export from Iceland. Sorta Beck-ish....kinda.

Regardless, my bets for upcoming live music events are the following.

The Melodians: November 16th at the Echo. True Old School Rocksteady from Studio One.

Arctic Monkeys: November 18th at Spaceland. This event is the "Franz Ferdinand" event of this year. There is tons of hype on these guys I think. They seem like the Libertines without the coke addled Kate Moss shaggin front man... The show is sold out, so if you have a spare ticket, help a brother out.

Tarantula A.D.: November 19th at Spaceland. These guys play soundtracks to old horror movies that haven't been filmed yet. Eerie "classical" music ravaged by interjections of Metal guitar. I've heard good reviews of their live shows.

Deerhoof: November 22 & 23 at the Echo. The last three albums have just gotten progressively better. The latest taking true pop aesthetics and picasso-fying them into true post-pop songs that are both challenging and familiar. I've seen them live once without knowing any of their stuff and am looking forward to this show.

Super Furry Animals: November 29th at the Avalon. Each album from SFA infects my ears for weeks at a time. I've never seen them live and am looking forward to it.